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Re? jected manuscripts will not be returned unless the necessaiy stamps ore furnished to icpay the post ago thereon. *3- Wo are not responsible for the views and opinions of our correspondent!. AH communications should be addressed to "Ed? itor Intelligencer," and all checks, drafts, money orders, Ac, should be made payable to the order of K. B. Murray A Co. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION. The Democratic Convention for An? derson County will convene at the Court House on Saturday, the 22nd. of May inst., at eleven o'clock a. m. A full at? tendance of the delegates elected is ear? nestly desired. If any Clubs failed to elect delegates on last Saturday as re? quested, the president and. executive committee of such Clubs will please pro? ceed at once to call a meeting of the Club and elect the proper number of del gates to the County Convention. The present County Executive Committee is requested to meet at the Intelligencer office at ten o'clock on Saturday morn? ing, the 22nd inst., to attend to such bus? iness as may be necessary. E. B. MURRAY, County Chairman. President Hayes will be known in his? tory as the vetoing President. His veto messages are about the only things in his administration that have distinguished him. They have attracted attention in consequence of his inconsistent position, and because he has never vetoed any other than good measures. Although the wheat crop has the rust so badly in this part of the country, it is some consolation to know that it is not general. The crop in Europe this year vwill be a splendid one, and the crop all over the United States is put down as simply immense. Under this state of things the cheapest food ever known is predicted for next September, and the months following. The New York World says: "-The Republicans are getting no more harmo? nious very fast. If .only one-half of what the Sherman papers say of Blaine, and the Blaine papers say of Grant, and the Grant papers say of Blaine and Sher? man is at all true, all those distinguished Republicans should be candidates for at least three terms'apiece in the penal in? stitutions of the country." A vote at the Hahnemann Hospital Fair in New York was on last Thursday for the most popular Presidential candi? date, with the following result: Bayard 163, Grant 131, Blaine 75, Edmunds 17, Sherman 5, Jewett 7, Tilden 3, J. S. Phelps 11, Seymour 2, and E. B. Wash burne 3. A gold headed cane was to be presented to the most popular candidate, and Mr. Bayard was the winning man. "Straws show which way the wind blows." The imprisonment of Dennis Kearney in Ssn Francisco for sedition has already had a wholesome effect in California. The asperities of the Sand Lot party have greatly subsided, and their meet? ings, which are very much less frequent than formerly, are comparatively orderly. By the time Kearney serves out his six months sentence, he will no doubt be greatly mollified himself. At least, his discretion*, will be improved, and a whole? some dread of the law and its jails will probably keep him out of any further sedition. Judge Mercer, of Pennsylvania, told Judge Jeremiah Black that he ought to be a Republican, whereupon the latter replied, "If there was no hereafter I would join the Republican party at once. Nothing deters me but the fear of hell." This is an excellent picture of the Re? publican party in this country, Judge Black does not describe the party, but simply gives by implication the result of belonging to such a party, and leaves the reader to infer its characteristics. It is the party of fraud, corruption and pillage. A correspondent in this issue of the Intelligencer suggests Hon. James L. Orr, of Anderson, for the nomination for Congress by the Democracy of the Third District The nomination is a good one, and the reasons suggested for it are wor? thy of favorable consideration. In ad? dition, we may add that we think the County of Anderson is entitled to a repre? sentative in Congress. This was one of the foremost counties in the redemption of the State, and we have received no recognition in the way of promotion of of our citizens. We do not mention this by way of complaint, bat simply to show how reasonable is the request for the Congressional nominee to be selected from our midst. Mr. Orr is fully compe? tent for the position indicated, and if elected will make a record alike credita? ble to himself and his District. The Washington correspondent of the Springfield Republican puts it thus : "For a President who has signed appropriation bill after appropriation bill that con? tained political riders without complaint, and who this very day announces his sig? nature of the Army Appropriation bill, which has a political rider that many Republicans consider an Invasion of his constitutional power over the army, to veto this bill because it contains general legislation does really seem rather ab? surd." This is cleverly put. The inde? pendent Republicans are beginning to get disgusted with the President's con? stant use of the veto for partisan pur? poses. The Republican party will scarce? ly gain any votes by this arrogant course of the President on questions upon which he once voted for just such measures as he now vetoes. Politicians may appre? ciate this course, but the honest and in? telligent voter will scarcely approve it. The tnre condition of the 'colored man fa the South as a political power is bs ?giniring to "be Realized at thcN?rth. The Peabo?y ?oaWh, \?p?n which there are a hctralver rjF prominent Republicans, in a recent report, say: "The colored popula? tion of the United States was ascertained by the census of 1870 to be, in round numbers, four and a half millions-. At the present date it probably exceeds five millions. If we assume that of these one-seventh are voters, we have the fact that there are more than seven hundred thousand colored men ill the United States who are clothed with the right of suffrage, and yet, in the mass, are inca? pable of discreetly exercising it." This is exactly the situation. Jfegro suffrage proved the L*ne o? the South when first forced Upon us, but since we have learned how to manage and control it, the evil has been turned into a political advan? tage. It has increased our national rep? resentation and influence without giving us serious inconvenience now. In other words> it is the stick with which Repub? lican fanatics sought to chastise the South. We have taken the stick from them, and will, before we stop, break the head of Republicanism With it. The Republicans may regret their mistake i? giving the negro the right of suffrage, but they cannot remedy it. It would re? quire an amendment of the national con? stitution, to which the South will never consent, aud which is, therefore, impos? sible. We "will now give the Republi? cans the opportunity of repenting at leisure what they did in haste. The veto message of President Hayes, which we publish elsewhere, is to us an indication that the plan of campaign in? tended to be pursued by the Republicans in the coming canvass is to be an aggres? sive and tyrannical one in such Southern States as may be selected to make up the quota of electoral votes necessary to the election of their candidate for the Presi? dency. The only rider on the Appro? priation Bill for United States Marshals was one providing that Deputy United States Marshals, to attend the election polls, should hereafter be appointed by the United States Circuit Judge, in equal numbers from each political party. This is the subject matter in the bill to which Mr. Hayes objects. It is a perfectly fair provision, and the only opposition the Executive can have to its becoming a law is, that it takes the appointment of Dep? uty Marshals from the Executive Depart? ment and gives it to the Judicial Depart? ment of the government, with a proviso that each political party shall be equally represented by United States Deputy Marshals at the polls. This would pre? vent the partisan use of these officers, and, therefore, the President vetoes the bill. He wishes to retain this element of power and coercion for his party, and his only reason for wishing to retain it is that he expects to use it. From these reasons we believe the Republican pro? gramme in this year's election is to over? awe the people by Marshals selected from the Republican party, and thereby keep the colored vote solid, and deter the whites|from making a vigorous canvass, as far as such a course can deter them. If the President, however, expects any such impediment to interfere with Dem? ocratic success in the South, he is greatly mistaken. The negroes are politically demoralized, and cannot any longer be rallied to victory by the understrappers sent down here from Washington for the purpose of stirring them up. The South is Democratic, and all the force and fraud and perjury which the Republican party can command will not prevent a Democratic success throughout the South this Fall. Grant's Embankment in X'ew York. Albany, N. Y., May 6. In the Senate this morning, Mr. Ja? cobs (Dem.) introduced a premable and resolution, declaring that the "teachings of the fathers of the Republic, with their holy fear of monarchs and thrones, have given existence to an unwritten law which decrees that the same person shall not occupy the high office of President more than two terms," and that "there are serious fears that one of the two great parties of the country contemplates the violation of that unwritten law; therefore, resolved : That it is the senti? ment of the State of New York that this unwritten law which has the sacred en? dorsement of Washington and Jefferson, and which has been recognized and obeyed by the illustrious line of Presi? dents who have succeeded them, should be maintained in all its integrity, and that no person should be considered eli? gible for the office of President for a thin" term." After some animated discussion the resolutions were tabled by a vote of 18 to 7. Mr. Woodin, Republican, rose to a question of privilege, and read an extract from the New York Sun, saying that he, with others, had agreed to break up the unit rule and vote against Grant in the Chicago Convention. He denied this statement in the most unreserved man? ner. He said he would go to Chicago to give voice to a constituency as patriotic as any in the Commonwealth. The Utica Convention had only ratified his selection to the Chicago Convention. If bound by any instructions they must be derived from the constituency he rep? resented. His convictions were clear, strong and unmixed with doubt. While he awarded Gen. Grant all praise, he viewed the bare possibility of his nomina? tion with concern. The choice of his district was James G. Blaine, with whom to lead the column he felt assured of success. He said: "I relieve he will be nominated. Each hour exhibits his popularity." Mr. Halbert asked if Woodin had ac? cepted the position of delegate and now proposed to step aside and let another man go there and vote for James G. Blaine. Woodin said be had stated at the State Convention, that his choice was not Grant. His alternate should voice the sentiment of his constituency. Mr. Sessions said the sentiments ex? pressed by Woodin were his own, and the views of his own constituency. Accidental Poisoning.?A negro man named Jeffrey Rook, living in Spring Hill Township, ignorantly poisoned his three children by giving to them, at the suggestion of some of his colored ac? quaintances, a tea made from wild jessa? mine. This tea was recommended as an infallible remedy for whooping cough, from which Rook's children were suffer? ing. In fifteen minutes after the chil? dren had taken the dose two of them were dead, and the other is still reported as being very ill. We learn that an in? quest was held, and the jury rendered a verdict to the effect that death was caus? ed by a poison ignorantly administered. ?Sumter Watchman, Oth in*t. ? The New York General Assembly last week voted in favor of biennial ses? sions of the Legislature, aud rejected the bill to establish a State board of health. A COXoWiSStOXAL NOMINATION. Editor Anderson Intelligencer ; We desire through the columns of your paper to present the name of Hon. James L. Our as one suitable to be placed in nomination by the Democratic party for representative in Congress from the Third District of this State. Mr. Orr is an able att'd reliable gentlemnn, who Would exercise a str?ng and whole Some influence in Congress. -Prudent, and yet firm, he has the qualities neces? sary to succeed in the satisfactory dis? charge of thedutietof the post for which he is suggested; and having grown up since the war, he would be able to con? tend against the opposition to the South as a section without the prejudice and partisan crimination which is so often en? countered by older men from this section. This ic the District which was repre? sented iu Congress before the war by the late Hon. James L. Orr, deceased, who was Speaker of the House of Represen? tatives, and whose record in that body would give prominence to his son should he be elected to the seat Once so ably filled by- his father-. Mr. Orr has served two terms in the South Carolina Legisla? ture, abd his influence and experience there are sufficient guarantees of his suit? ability for member of Congress. Anderson. HARMONY IN PENNSYLVANIA. The Keystone State Democracy Make Ready for the Fray* HArris?urg, PA., April 29. This Democratic Convention was called to order at half-past 9 o'clock. The special committee on credentials shortly appeared and made their report. The committee on resolutions reported as follows: Resolved, First. That we the Demo? cratic party of Pennsylvania, in Conven? tion assembled, renew our vows of fidelity to the fundamental principles proclaimed and practiced by the Illustrious men who settled our free institutions and founded the Democratic party to protect and pre? serve them. Second. That the just powers of the Federal ?nioii, tho fights of the States and the liberties of the people are vital parts of one harmonious system, and to save each part in its whole "Constitutional vigor is to save the life of the nation. Third. That the Democratic party maintains, as it ever has maintained, that the military are and ought to be in all things subordinate to the civil authori? ties. It denies, as it ever has denied, the right of the Federal Administration to keep on foot at the general expense a standing army to invade the States for political purposes without regard to Con? stitutional restrictions, to control the people at the polls, to protect and en? courage a fraudulent count of votes, or inaugurate candidates rejected by the majority. Fourth. That the right to a free ballot is the right preservative of all rights, and is the only means 0/ peacefully redress? ing grievances and reforming abuses. The presence at the polls of a regular military force and of a host of hireling officials, claiming power to arrest and imprison citizens without warrant or hearing, destroys all freedom of elections and upturns the very foundation of self government. We call upon all good cit? izens to aid us in preserving our institu? tions from destruction by these imperial methods, by supervising the right of suf? frage and coercing the popular will, and in. keeping the way to the ballot box open and free as it was to our fathers, in removing the army to a safe distance when the people assemble to express their sovereign pleasure at the polls, and in securing obedience to their will when legally expressed by their votes. ?Fifth. That Rutherford B. Hayes hav? ing been placed in power against the well-known legally expressed will of the people, is the representative of a conspi? racy only, and his claim of right to sur? round the ballot boxes with troops and deputy marshals to intimidate and ob? struct electors, and his unprecedented use of the veto to maintain this claim, is ah insult and menace to the country. Sixth. That the Democratic party, as of old, favor.} constitutional currency of gold and silver and of paper convertible into coin. Seventh. That we are opposed to the system of subsidies by the Generul Gov? ernment and to the appropriation of pub? lic moneys or credits to any object but the public service. Eighth. That the Democratic party renews its expression of sympathy with labor and its promise of protection to its rights Ninth. That we look with alarm upon the pretentions of the great transporta? tion companies, and, until they accept the Constitution of 1873 in good faith, they should remain the objects of the utmost vigilance and jealously by both the Legislature and the people. The tenth resolution relates to local affairs. Eleventh. That the great fraud of 1876-77, by which, upon a false count of the electoral votes of three States, the candidate defeated at the polls was seated in the Presidential chair was the most deadly blow ever aimed at our system of representative government. The neces? sity of rebuking that great wrong imposes a "more sacred duty upou the people of the Union than ever addressed the con? sciences of a nation of freemen. A supplementary resolution, instruct? ing the delegates to Cincinnati to vote agaiust and to oppose the abrogation of the two-thirds rule led to a scene ot much excitement. Mr. Snowden, of Lehigh, offered an amendment striking out the uuit clause and favoring the abrogation of the two thirds rule. Senator Wallace spoke emphatically in favor of the resolution as reported from the committee. Mr. Randall hoped that the instruc? tions to vote as a unit would not be given. The question was then put to the vote and Snowden's amendment was carried by 125 to 122 amid great cheering from the Randall party. The resolutions as amended were then adopted. After the election of the State electors and delegates to Cincinnati and nomina? tions of several State officers, the Con? vention adjourned. The delegation to Cincinnati will prob? ably stand 38 against and 20 for Tilden's nomination. These are Senator Wal? lace's figures, and they are uot contro? verted by the Tilden men. A Curious Experiment in Oleo? margarine.?A curious experiment upon a large scale was made iu this vicinity with the oleomargarine, and the event proved that in this instance, at least, it was not what its advocates de? clared it to be?a wholesome and proper substitute for butter. It was placed, without remarks, upon the table of the institute for the blind near the city. It was taken at first by the inmates in the ordinary quantities, gradually less and less was asked for, until finally the blind people ceased altogether to eat it. There was no complaint about its being bad? only it did not supply the want which nature or education had created.?Louis? ville Medical News. ? At Tampa, Fla., a bald eagle meas? uring over six feet in width alighted on a farm, and was killed by a boy with a stick. ? An alligator twelve feet long was shot and killed near Jacksonville, Fla., and in its stomach "a well-preserved brick-bat" was found. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Olennln?S fl-ttiH olit State f?ierUUigfeft; Beaufort Crcicciii: At a meeting rjf the' Beaufort Light- Infantry', held Oil last Mondav evening, an invitation was sent to the Carolina Light Infantry; of Char? leston, and the forest City Guards, of Savannah, to participate wiUi thfcni at the dedication of the ftational Cemetery, which will take place on Decoration Dav; May 30, 1880. Judge Cowley, of Massa? chusetts, and Mrs. rotter, the lady who erected the monument in the centre of the grounds, and others interested, will be present. Chester Reporter: Five thousand dol? lars of the Cheraw and Chester County 6 per cent, bonds were sold here on Tues? day at 80 cents..On last Thursday all portions of this county were vi?ittkl with as heavy fills Of huh as have ever been known in this region?some say the heaviest they have ever seen. The streams were very full. Colleton Democrat: A considerable increase of business has been noticed in our town in the past month.The Ridgeville town election took place on Monday last, and resulted as follows: Intendant, J. M. Cahtwell; Wardens Geo. L. Mtlck'eiifuSi J. H. Altirtan, Thos. J. Jaques, J. W. Hughes. Edgefield Advertiser: On Wednesday night of last week the two yellow men, Brooks and Watson, tried at the last term of our court for the murder of Mr. Jeffer? son Gates, of the Ridge, effected their es? cape from the jail. They were under sen? tence for manslaughter. Camden Journal: A negro man while driving a team from Camden to the Swift Creek section, on last Saturday, fell from the wagon and was run over by the wheels. He was terribly mult?atedj and died soon after'..Mrs. Sallle Hud? son, mother of John L. Jones, died at Liberty Hill on the morning of the 2d instant, being 75 years of age.The at? tendance at the courthouse on last Mon? day was slim indeed. The farmers are too busy to come to town unless they have special and urgent business. Sheriff Doby sold 1,850 acres of land, in the up? per part of the county, for $150. This was the only sale made.The rainfall for the. month of April was 4| inches. Adolphus Frayley, colored, who was shot in the back a short time since for at? tempting to escape from Constable Pee? bles, died recently from the effects of the wound.;.i.;.The len'.'ng merchants of Camden will close t!leir store at 6 p. m. Lancaster Lcdya . There was a frost on the 1st of May..;..:The storm oil the 29th ultimo did greut damage in the county. Lexington Dispatch: The heavy rains on Thursday in many sections of the county damaged young crops. Seed in some instances were washed out of the ground, necessitating replanting and consequently later crops will follow. On Monday Capt. D. J. Griffith, on the part of the bondsmen of D. I. Hendrix. former county treasurer, paid up in full the deficiency due the county and the school fund. Walhalla Courier: The rust in wheat is general throughout the county. In some placeB farmers are ploughing it up and planting corn. Earley oats are look? ing fine.Mr. Green, near Seneca City, has a contract with parties in Bos? ton for furnishing timber for making shuttles. Dogwood is the timber used and is sawed by Mr. Green in convenient shape for shipping over the Air Line. Rock Hill Herald: Meriday Bailey, a colored preacher, was tried on Monday before Trial Justice Fewell, charged with assault and battery upon Cause Stewart, a young colored woman. He admitted striking the defendant, but justified the action the ground that her mother, with whom he was living in intimate relations, had given him the right to do so. The jury did not admit his right to strike the girl, and accordingly convicted him.? The justice imposed upon him a fine of ?18, or imprisonment in jail for 30 days. Beaufort Sea Island News: There is a prospect of a labor boom at Coosaw. On Monday last the Coosaw Mining Compa? ny sent out eighteen flats, employing 'about 100 men, and it is expected the working force will soon approach in num? bers that of former years.An unusu? ally large number of old cotton stalks have put forth new leaves this spring' owing to the mildness of the season. Our planters do not take much stock in these "Volunteer" crops, but in some instances they are going to give the old stock a chance.The shipment of manufactur? ed fertilizers for 1881 has already begun, three cargoes being now on the way to Port Royal.It is somewhat singular that so few tourists can be prevailed upon to remain here through the sum? mer season, when every citizen can bear witness that it is by far the most pleasant portion of the year. Many of our citizens once had the idea that to stay here during the summer season was but little short of suicide, but now they hold far different opinions, and while en? joying the charming breezes recognize the fact that summer is the most delightful part of the year.The Walton "Whann Phosphate Company of Wilmington, Del., has just purchased several acres of land on Battery Creek, just below Cedar Grove, and the work of erecting buildings is to be begun next week. Battery Creek is known to contain an immense quantity of the very best rock, and it is supposed that the new company will endeavor to mine it, especially as the right of the Beaufort and Port Royal Company has lapsed by reason of the abandonment of the territory given it by the Legislature. Fairfield Winnsboro' News: We under? stand that Mr. Pride, the census super? visor for this district has completed his appointments in Fairfield, and that the commissions will be issued as soon as they can be made out.The initia? tory steps towards the organization of a lodge of the independent Order of Odd Fellows iu this place were had on Thurs? day evening in the Masonic Hall. Greenville News: The Piedmont Man? ufacturing Company has cleared in the last six months $86,000.The citizens generally have signed a petition for Fletch Maddox, who plead guilty to arson at the last term of court, and was sentenced to be hung, to have his sen? tence commuted for life in the Penitenti? ary, as he was the means by which the whole case was worked up. Laurensvillc Herald: A negro tramp named George Bonner was committed to jail at this place a day or two since, charged with killing a negro boy in Ncwberry County some two or three weeks ago, mention of which "circum? stance was soon after made by the papers of the county.James O. Meredith, a veteran railroad man, has been appointed superintendent of tbeLaurens Road. Newberry News: There is considerable sickness among the children of our com? munity.A son of Col. T. W. Hollo way sustaiued a severe injury at Pomaria last evening. He was kicked in the left breast by a mule, and had a convulsion at night.The Greenville Railroad car shops at Helena have turned out a new handsome passenger train. The exterior of the coaches is painted in rich shades of olive with Arabesque designs. The interior work is as pretty as a pink and cool in appearance. Thesecond class car has perforated reversible seats that look very inviting to ye smoker and others. Orangeburg Democrat: Mr. William Pooser, of the Pine Grove neighborhood, about seven miles from town, while put? ting a loaded pistol in the pocket of his pants a few days ago accidentally fired the weapon off and received a painful wound in his right thigh.Mr. W. A. J. Sistrunk, an esteemed citizen of our town, died at his home on Monday night last after much suffering, brought on by u severe .lU.ick of pneumonia. Oraiigeburg Times: An old colored woman was found dead in her bed, on last Friday, on the place of Mr. Frank Jennings of the Fork. Visitation of God.St. Matthew's and Mt. Lebanon Lutheran Churches are in correspondence with the Rev. Mr. Mann, an able divine of Maryland, with the View of procuring his service as p?stdr ?ftlie" hVd tihufdhrjs. Edgefield Mbnitort \Ve" have to chronicle the sad death df a little son of Mr. Samuel Samples, who lives in the Butler Spring section of our County. It appears he Fct?rhed hoirie oil Sunday trt?rnlrig froili his" sisters; Mrs. Walton's; where he had gone oil a visit the even? ing before. Sodn dft'er arriving h?ifle the little fellow complained of a pain in his Homach, brought on, as was supposed, from eating too many pindars. The mother prepared a whiskey toddy, taking the whiskey from a small jug tile father had purchased the day before for the purpose of preparing some medicine. After .giving him the toddvj the mother stepped oiit, aHd the Uoy, having* noticed Where she hltd placed the jtig, went to it and drank, it was supposed, nearly a quart. When the mother returned he was lying on the bed unconscious, the whiskey running out of his mouth. He was soon after seized with spasms, which continued on him, following each other in quick succession until abou;, 4 o'clock on Monday evening, when death came and relieved Liitil of his sufferings, but carrying mourning into the home and hearts til" Iiis fohd and loving parents. The boy was some 8 or 9 years of age. The New Tariff Bill. Washington*, May 8.?The Waysand Means Committee finally agreed'upon Representative Tucker's tariff bill this morning, and ordered it to be favorably reported to the House. That portion re? lating to sugar was agreed to as a sepa? rate measure,- and will also be favorably reported to the House in a separate bill< The remaining provisions of the tariff bill proper, which were agreed to to-day, are as follows; Salt strickeu from the bill entirely, the duty therefore remaining at the present rate?12 cents per hundred pounds in bags, 8 cents per hundred pounds in bulk. Upon screws of all descriptions the duty was placed at 5 and 7 cents, instead of 5 and 8 cents per pound, as agreed upon yesterday. The duty upon wood-pulp was reduced from 20 to 10 per cent, advalorem ; upon jute butts from $6 to $3 per ton; upon unmanufactured flax and all other fibres or fibrous material for the manufacture of paper from $20 to $25 to a uniform rats of $10 per ton ; upon sized or glued paper for printing, from 25 to 20 per cent, j upon unsized paper for books and newspapers exclusively, from 20 to 15 per ceut. { upon manufactures of paper, or of which paper is a component part not otherwise provided for, from 35 to 25 per cent. Upon ploughs, harrows and spades, shovels, hoes and other like articles, of which iron or steel is a component mate? rial, used for agricultural, mining or mechanical purposes, from 35 to 25 per cent, advalorem. The sugar bill ns agreed to is as fol? lows 8 Upon tank bottoms, syrup of sugar, cane juice, melado, concentrated raelado and concentrated molasses the duty is fixed at 1} cents per pound, instead of the present duty, which is equivalent to 62.48 per cent.; upon sugar not above No. 7, (Dutch standard,) 2 3-16 cents per pound, instead of the present duty, which is equivalent to 33.50 per cent, advalo? rem; upon sugar above No. 7 and not above 13, (Dutch standard,) a uniform duty is laid of 2" cents* per pound, in? stead of two rates equivalent to 60.79 and 60.65 per cent, at present imposed; upon sugar above No. 13, and not above No. 16, 28-100 cents instead of 64.80 per cent.; upon sugar above No. 16, and n<5t above No. 20, (D. S.,) 37-100 cents, instead of 70.82 per cent.; upon sugar above No. 20, 36.7-100 cents instead of 64.01 per cent.; upon all sugar candy, and all con? fectionery made wholly or in part of su? gar, sugar after being refined, when tinc? tured, colored or in any way adulterated, there is on all descriptions a uniform rate of 50 per cent, advalorem, instead of three rates now imposed, of 15 cents per pound, 10 cents per pound, and 50 per cent, advalorem ; provided, however, that upon all sugars not above number 7, which test above S5 degrees, the duty shall be 2i cents per pound, and the secretary of the treasury is authorized to employ un? der the regulations, in conformity with law, such means by chemical analysis, polariscope or otherwise, as shall be best adapted to adjust npon all sugars the rate of duty thereon imposed by this act. The Southern Baptists. Lexington, Ky., May 6. The Southern Baptist Convention as? sembled at the First Baptist Church. Organization was effected by electing the following officers: President, Rev. Dr. Meli, of Georgia; Vice-Presidents, Gov? ernor Brown, of Georgia, Dr. Winkler, of Alabama, Governor Leslie, of Ken? tucky, and Dr. Yeaman, of Missouri; Secretaries, Mr. Dobbs, of Kentucky, and Mr. Gregory, of South Carolina. The attendance is said to bo larger than ever before, probably not fewer than six hundred delegates, besides a great number of visitors. Devotional exer? cises, led by Dr. John A. Broaddus, occupied the time while the tellers were counting the ballots. In the afternoon session the annual report of the board of foreign missions was presented by the Secretary, Dr. Tupper, and the annual report of the home mission board by Dr. Mein tosh. The foreign mission report notices first the death of Dr. Jeter in appropriate terms. It mentions the departure of sev? eral missionaries during the year for stations in the heathen lands and in southern Europe. It gives a full account of the work done iu China, Africa, South America and Italy, showing the stations all to be in a prosperous condition. The sum of ?50,000 is represented as obtained and disbursed iu this work'. The home mission report also is en? couraging and hopeful in tone. A prom? ising mission h i been among the Chinese in California under the auspices of this board, and the work among the Indians has been faithfully prosecuted, as also the work of assisting destitute commuui ties in the older parts of the country. Some ?20,000 has been collected and used, and the indebtedness so long b?r? den ing the board has been liquidated. The various sections of these two reports wore referred to appropriate committees. Revenue Raids?On the 22d of April a squad of revenue raiders left Walhalla, aud went to what is known as Rocky Mountain region, where they found and destroyed an 80 gallon copper I still cap and worm and seven stands of of mash and beer, amounting to nearly 1,000 gallons. Thestill was operated by M. W. Cautwcll, who was arrested and I taken before Commissioner Thornlcy at PickensC. H., where he gave bond. On the 23d a force left Spnrtanburg on a raid, and when they reached a point on North Pacolet River, 24 miles from Spartanburg C. FL, two men who were working an illicit distillery fled. They destroyed the still, cap and worm, 400 gallon's of beer, and 150 gallons of low wines. On the 27th a force loft Spnrtanburg on a raid to a point on the Saluda River, near the Nflrth Carolina line, where they destroyed fifteen stands of beer, contain? ing about 2,150 gallons. The still, the property of Thomas Lynch, had been car? ried off. Thev next went to the distillery of Hud Trammel, where they destroyed eight stands of beer containing about 1,200 gallons. These reports were received by Collec? tor E. M. Brayton the oilier day.?Co? lumbia A/ivury. ? Mr. Pulcston, now member of Par? liament for Devonpori, I'ngland, was formerly a broker on Wall street. His sister is the. wife of Mr. Ford, of Brook? lyn, publisher of Beeeher's publicatioi s. The Ohio Democrats. ? Columbus, Ohio, *Vay ('?. ? The Democratic 8tate Convention tfafl Called to order" by Sohn G. Thompson, chairman of the central committee. Frank Hard, of Toledo; was chosen temporary chairman. Mr. Hurd made a short speed) predicting that with united efforts there would be a triumph* a4it sweep bf the Democratic party in November. Iiis reference to Senator Thlirmari as Worthy of all honor from the Democrats of the United States was received with continued applause. Com? mittees were appointed, and the list of district delegates was completed, when a recess was taken. On reassembling the Convention, Mr. Converse said that none of the candidates named by the Republicans expected to be legally elected, but expected either by force, chicanery or fraud to get themselves into office. The following platform was adopted with cheers and without discussion : Resolved, That the Democratic party of Ohio recognize the long service and great ability and steadfast advocacy of consti? tutional liberty which marks the career of Allan G. Thurman, and confiding in his rectitude and fitness for chief executive of the Republic cordially instruct the delegatesTit large this day appointed, and request the district delegates chosen by the several districts of the State to pre? sent to the National Democratic Conven? tion the name of this tried statesman as our candidate for President of the United States, and use all honorable means to secure his nomination. Resolved, That in order that Ohio may have full influence and power in the Na? tional Democratic Convention to which her position in the Union entitles her, we hereby instruct the Ohio delegation to that Convention to cast the vote of the State as a unit. Resolved, That we recommend the Dem? ocratic National Convention to adopt the two-third rule in nominating candidates. The Seymour Boom.?The Winns boro News and Herald, of a recent date, says: "A gentleman of Winnsboro re? cently wrote to a prominent business man and Democrat in Utica, New York, re? garding ex-Governor Seymour's position in regard to the Democratic nomination. He has received a lengthy response. The writer, among other things, says: 'There is not the least doubt in the minds of Governor Seymour's most intimate friends here that if the nomination is given him at Cincinnati he will not de? cline. He will not say now or before the Convention anything. His brother and all of his family are anxious for him to run, and his brother remarked day before yesterday that 'no man living has author? ity fiom the Governor to say he will not accept the nomination if given to him.' Governor Seymour doe3 not imagine that he is really so popular, and is too much of a gentleman to raise his finger to nom? inate himself. If the Southern Demo? crats will take hold and use their influ? ence to nominate him, regardless of rumors concocted by Tilden's friends, they will be surprised to find that all of the stories about his poor health, his de? sire to lead a quiet life, and all such, are merely bosh. He is sixty-nine years of age, and is as vigorous as any man of fifty-five in this section. If Grant is nominated, and the issue is Empire or Presidency, Seymour will defeat him even in Massachusetts.' He adds that Conkling is Seymour's brother-in-law, and that he would not begin to make the fight against Seymour that he would against anybody else. In conclusion he says: 'But for Robinson and Tilden there would be no division in State affairs. * * * We feel here that it is Seymour or a Republican, no matter who the othe* nomination may be.'" Senator Jeter.?A correspondent at Laurens, says the Newt and Courier, nom? inates Senator Jeter, of Union, the Pres? ident of the Senate, for Lieutenant Gov? ernor, and says: "Mr.. Jeter is in the very meridian of life, has had large ex? perience in legislative affairs, and, since 187i*, has been actively engaged in the politics of the State. Union Count}', which he has represented since that time, was the first of the middle belt of Coun? ties wrested, by great energy and pluck, from the throttle of the carpet-bagger. Since the inauguration of the Democratic irovernmeut he has been ex officio Presi . ^ut of the Senate, and has lor a great part of the time discharged the duties of Lieutenant Governor with marked abil? ity. Without questioning the eminent services and claims of other gentlemen, we suggest the name of this modest and distinguished son of Union in connection with the office named."?Lancaster Re? view, 5th. The Stewart Grave Bobbers.?The rumor is again renewed in New York that proceedings aie likely to be taken soon against the men who stole the body of the late A. T. Stewart. The present story is that an accomplice has confessed, and* that eight persons, whose wherea? bouts are known to detectives, have been indicted by the grand jury. It is further said that the repentaut accomplice is now dead, and that this fact has increased be difficulties in the way of the prosecution. -*- The House of Representatives Com? mittee on Currency aud Banking have reported in favor of the repeal of the statute, requiring a two-cent stamp upon all bank checks. The stamp, they say, is one of the few vestiges remaining of the "war taxes," and is obstructive to business. The stamp, besides, discrimi? nates unfairly; a man can deposit money without charge, but to draw it out must pay this tax, under heavy penalties for violating the law. ? The colored people of Georgia poll 88,522 votes, and pav State taxes amount? ing to $106,060. 371 STATE NOTICE. li All persons having claims against the Estate of John B. Ailger, Jr., deceased, will please remler them, properly attested ; and all persons indebted to said Estate will please make payment to the undersigned. JOHN B. ADGER, Adm'r. with Will annexed. May 13, 1580_44_2_ ASSIGNEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. In Ihr District Court of the United Stain, Dis? trict <>f South Carolina. In lie. \ B. A. McAlister, Bankrupt, j Petition to Sell Ex Porte ) Itetd Estate. J. H. McConnell, Assignee, j BY virtue of an order of his Honor Judge George S. Bryan. I will sell at Ander? son Court House, South Carolina, on SALE day in june next, the following Real Estate, to wit: Two Tracts or I-ot.s ol' I.ami Of said II. A. McAlister. situate in the County of Anderson, on the Tucker's Mill Road, and on branches of Governor's Creel;, waters of Rocky River? LOT NO. 1, The Homestead Lot of said B. A. McAlis? ter, containing one hundred and twenty livc acres, adjoining Lot No. 1, lands be? longing to David Crawford, Estate of John WakeHcId, Phillip Cromcr, Wcston Hays and others. LOT NO. 2, Containing one hundred and sixty-live acres, adjoining lands belonging to Major James Thompson, David Crawford, Lot No. I, and others. Plats containing course-, distances, iVc, of the above Lots may be seen by calling upon the undersigned. terms of sa i.e. One-half rash; the balance on a credit of twelve months, witli interest from day of sale,.to to secured by bond and mortgage. The purchasers to pav extra for all papers. JAM ICS II. Met'(i.. A'ELL. Assignee. May 13, 1880 44 4 ? Under the postal laws, if you spoil n stamped wrapper or envelope you can have it redeemed at its face value at the post-office. When postal cards were in? troduced postmasters were instructed to redeem stich as were spoiled before using at the rate of 4 cents in stamps for every 5 cents In face value of the cards. Many postal cards are spoiled in printing, others in direction, while many printed cards are simply unused. These can all be ex? changed at the rate mentioned. A stran? ger appeared at the Louisville Post-Of? fice last week with one or two thousand of these postal-cards per day for several days in succession. The cards were re? deemed, hut there were so many the stamp clerk inquired, lo satisfy his curiosity, where the stranger got them- He said he was buying them up at various busi? ness houses, paying 40 and .30 cents per hundred for the useless cards. Some times he paid as high as GO cents, and of? fered one firm 70 cents for a large lot, but it was refused. He had evidently been operating in Indianapolis recently, as he had a large number of cards with Indianapolis firms printed on them. Dur? ing the three or four days here be pre? sented five or six thousand for redemp? tion and made a profit of about $2-3. ? The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company planned a relief society for its employees, contributing $100,000 to its fund, and offered to conduct its business without charge. ? The sugar-cane crop of Louisiana is said to be the finest ever known. ? Farmers in South Florida are feast? ing on roasting-ears and watermelons. WANTED! FIFTY dozen EGGS, and seventy-live frying Chickens and grown Hens. A. B. TOWERS <k CO. NEW GRIST MILL. (jRINDIXO done on WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS. A. H. OSBORXE. May G, 1SS0_43_8 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of Tucker \V. May. deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly attested, within the time presc ribed by law, or else their claims will be barred. T. T. WAKEFIELD, Adm'r. May 0,18*0 _43 3 Notice to Stove Buyers. ONE HUNDRED STOVES to be sold cheap?of the celebrated make of Thomas Robert Stcphenson it Co.?to good parties on the Cotton Option or for Cush. Come and see them. STEAM COOKERS at low prices. Xos. , $1.00; 8, $3.50; 7, $3.00 ; G, $2.C'0. L. II. SEEL, West End Wavorly House. March IS, 1880_3(5_ MARBLEYARD. ALL persons wanting TOMBSTONES will do well to call on me, as I have on hand all gr.ides of Marble, and work all the new designs. I warrant my work to give satisfaction. Trices to suit the times. I am prepared to take care of the County travel and regular boarding at reasonable rates at the Benson House. Meals 25 cents. Lodging 25 cents. THOS. M. WHITE. Feb 26, 1880 33 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. John R. Childers, Plaintiff, against Darens Maref, Kilon Huir, Elizabeth Pack, Ann Childers, Wil? liam Childers, Tabitba Logins. John Childers. Polly Childers, Nancy Childers, Martha Childers, William ChlMer;, Anna Wilson, Mallnda Kirks, Sally Lee, Nicholas T. Childers and Susan Lea ?Stimmouifor Relief?QmipluiiU not Semd. To the Defendants above named : t7"ou are hereby summoned and required to an 1. swer the complaint in this ael ion, which is filed in the office ol the Clerk of Common Plet-s, for the said County, and lo serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at liLs office, at Anderson Court House, S. G. within twenty davs alter the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complain! within the time aforesaid, the Plain till' In this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated May 4th. lbSD. war. p. brown, PlaintilTs Attorney, Anderson, S. C. To the Defendants Anna Wilson, Malinda Rick?, Sallv Lee, Nicholas T. Childers and .Susan Lee: TAKE NOTICE, That the Summons in this ac? tion, of which the foredoom is a copy, was filed in the olliee ol the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas lor Anderson County, in said State, on tho ?Ith day of May, 18S0; that the object of this ac? tion is to partition the Real Estate of Ahrain Childers, deceased, described in the complaint herein, or to sell the same and divide the proceeds, if partition cannot be made without prejudice to the owners. No personal claim is made against you. WM. S. DROWN, Plaintift's Attorney. .May C, 1880 4:? G STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNT}' OF ANDERSON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. J. L. Richie, Plaintiff, against S. A. Richie, M. L. Richie and W. P. Richie, Defendants.?Summons /or Relit/?Complaint not Served. To tho Defendants, S. A. Richie, M. L. Richie and W.P. Richie: YOU are hereby summoned and required to an? swer the complaint in this action, a cony of which is filed in the office of the Clerk of tho Court of Common Pleas, at Anderson C. H., S. C, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office, Ander? son C. IL, S. C, within twenty days after the ser? vice hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintilf in this action will apply to tlie Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated April 22. A. D. 1S80. ORR & TRIBBLE; Plair.titls Attorneys. [l. s.]?R. L. Moorhe.vd, Dep. C. C. P. To tho Defendants above named: YOU will take notice that the summons and complaint in this action was filed in the office of John W Daniels, C. C. P. Anderson County, ou the r-'d April, 1330. ORR & TBIBBLE, PlaintilTs Attorneys. April 20, 1880_42_C NII'TIN ?1CIIIEBT. THE Buckeye Reaper and Mower, Har? vester and Self-Binder. The Economizer, Canton Monitor, Self Propclling and other Steam Engines. The Fanjuhar Thresher and Separator, Saw and Grist Mills, Cotton Gins, Conden? sera, Feeders and Tresses, and all Planta? tion Machinery. For descriptive circulars, price lists, Ac., address J. M. MATTHEWS. Agent, Belton, S. C. p33r All kinds of machinery repaired. May (J, 18S0 43 3m fPHE TPUT.TAMSTON JL At if Wru,iAiiiToir, JltiKiir rapactfaOy wi Iti MnlnaJ ?llioa c f OKii/)h]nkll, i />?Sj?* '?ALE OLT.EQE, C* ISA, ?iituann W mo2m?1 t? UXS, to low mam tbrir prfHhg? hrntlf >? B wSBS BBSS IT ATM to Ajrr. b w?nl UiVTnuBa Enuii futtin, tr? now Caitlopic fcmt fcr om, tai mm\M feu P.- W. WAGENER & CO., CHARLESTON, - SOUTH CAROLINA, Cotton Factors, Wholesale Grocers, LIQUOR DEALERS. AGENTS FOR Oriental Gun Powder, Fruits and Flowers Smoking Tobacco, Celebrated Reversible Cotton Tie, Wagcner and Georgia Grange Fertilizers. gSf* Samples of anything in our line sent on application with pleasure. F. W. WAGENER. G. A. WAGENER. May 13, 1S80 44 ly INDUCEMENTS EXTRAORDINARY. REDUCTION IN PRICES AT TOLLY'S FURNITURE STORE! DURING the SUMMER MONTHS I will sell for CASH at the following remarkable low figures :? Maple Ledstcads, Slats and Castors, complete, $2.50 and upwards. Walnut Bedsteads, ? feet G inches high, $7.5U and upwards. Cane Seat Chairs, per set. from $5.00 and upwards. Towelend and Urawer Washstands, from $1.30 and upwards. Picture Frames and Chromos cheaper than anywhere else. Walnut Motto Frames, with Glass and Gilt lining at 30 cents. 8x10 Frames, same kind, 25 cents. 11x14, same kind, at 30 cents. The largest size of Pictures, 21x30, Walnut Frames, at $1.40. Smaller sizes, same frame, at $1.20. FINE CHILDREN CARRIAGES at $7.50 and upwards. A large lot of Window Shades from 8 cents a piece and upwards, and everything else in proportion. I have on hand a very largo stock of all kinds and description. Come and see me, as I will not be xindersold by any house in the Stale. G. F. TOLLY. May 13, 1880 M CUNNINGHAM & CO., . AGENCY FOR ~AVERY'S PLOWS AND WAGONS, EAGLE GUANO AND ACID, CHAMPION MOWERS and REAPERS, [BUILDERS' MECHANICS' ill FARMERS' HARDWARE, Dixie Plows, Points, Shovels, Sweeps, Nails and Files, all kinds and sizes, Horse and Mule Shoes, Woodenware, STAPLE DRY GOODS. BOOTS and SHOES, HATS and CAPS, GrROCERIES. Oct 1!), 1880 _H_ly SPECIAL. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY FOR 1880. A CAR LOAD OF "New Improved Cardwell Threshing Machines," Just received. Come and see for yourself what you are buying. A "LITTLE GIANT" COTTON PRESS ON HAND. The only Hydraulic Cotton Press for plantation use in the market. With a half barrel of water one man or bov can pack manv bales. After careful enquiry, we have secured the agency for the best Machinery hi the market, and can sell as low, if not lower, than they can be bought elsewhere We sell? . The "Tozer," the "Eclipse," and the "Wood, Tabor and Morse" Engines, the Geiser Threshers, Cotton Gins, Presses, Saw Mills, Saw G?mmers, Corn and Grist Mills, &c. Rubber Belting on hand. SULLIVAN & MATTISON. April 188H